What color is #929C8A?

#929C8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929C8A?

The RGB value is 146, 156, 138: 146 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929C8A?

The complementary color is #948A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929C8A color

#929C8A rgb(146, 156, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929C8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (146, 156, 138).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#929C8A color codes

HEX	`#929C8A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 156, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 61.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.11, -7.01, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.11, 10.8, 130.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.329, 31.723, 28.67)`
Decimal	`9608330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929C8A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #929C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #929C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929c8a; }
.text { color: #929c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 156 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929c8a, #8a9c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #929C8A?: #929C8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929C8A?: The RGB value is 146, 156, 138: 146 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929C8A?: The complementary color is #948A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.